[pianotech] Las Vegas convention

[David Ilvedson]

I find it hard to believe that PTG would be holding the convention in a dump.   I would forward some questions to the convention leaders before you start making other plans.   The way a convention works is if the conventioneers stay at the hotel.   They need the room nights to make it work.   DON'T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Zoe Sandell" <yiddishtangofever at shaw.ca>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 3/22/2010 7:59:52 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Las Vegas convention


>Thanks for pointing this out Robin

> 

>- my goodness- many many people have commented it is very dirty, smelly and
>has poor customer service.

> 

>Any other options that look better?

> 

>Thanks

>Zoe

> 

> 

>  _____  

>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
>Of Robin Stevens
>Sent: March 22, 2010 2:28 PM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: [pianotech] Las Vegas convention

> 

>I plan with two other of my OZ Piano tuner colleagues to come to the Las
>Vegas convention in June. But doing some research on the Bally's Motel Hotel
>accommodation, which is offered to  be the place to stay I have found some
>disturbing opinions of the venue, such as below. There were many similar
>opinions posted. 

><Bally's is off our list of places to stay in Las Vegas. The first room we
>got was horrid. The furniture was so beat up it looked like a flop house for
>drunks. We changed rooms and it wasn't much better. The real problem was the
>smell. After 20 minutes in the first room my throat hurt so bad I welcomed
>the smoke in the casino. It was a harsh Clorox type smell and it was
>throughout the hallway and rooms. Luckily the window of this room could be
>opened for some relief but it still gave us sore throats and headaches. To
>top it off we had a dispute at checkout with the rate we were charged. That
>took at least half an hour to get corrected. We will never return and I
>would not recommend it to anyone.>

>I know that the above might not apply to the whole hotel, but I would assume
>that the convention organisers are aware of these problems and reserved a
>group of rooms far different than the above critique. I hope someone can put
>my mind to rest.

>Thanks

>Robin Stevens ARPT

>South Australia